Reaction product of sulfonated copper phthalocyanine with an alkanolamine



Patented Dec. 6, 1949 L .INlT-ED s'rATfss PATENT caricia lolinl'laige, Albany, N. Y., assoignor. tnenexal-.- Allillle &`- Flmfibrporatom New; York, N. X., 1 AMaorporation ofDelaware No Drawing. Application May 1,1946,

Serial. No. 666,5@

The present invention relates to' colored pigmentsand particularly to yl'gigments which are saltsresulting from the combination of an organic acidl dyestui with an N-polyalkyl polymethyleneolamine.

It is anobjectof the present'invention to provide coloring-matterswhiohmay be employed in nitrocellulose lacquer, spirit varnishes andthe like.

A further object of theimenton is the provision of water insoluble coloring matters which ,hai/euses.; amarlau others.- ini-colering; varnishes and lacquers and which have-,good tastness to light.

In accordance vwith theV present invention, an organicrdyestui containing-.at least one acidic group -is reacted withari Ne dialhylnmymethmene- Q laminewhereinthe N-diallsy greups haveei'ght carbon;.atnms,toormas, which is insoluble in water.. The pisrnentnroduc. slightly solublefin-:acetone 4and readilysol le in methanol, denatured;alQQhQl. andinQehQsQlYe The compounds o fgthepreserltmen ay be employed directies far: solenne. v.11i-trece @se lacquer., varnishesenamelsor. thelike. Qr .he mechanically mixed with a. suitablesubstrata as. for example. aluminum hydroxide-,heavy spar-,or precipitated harum-.fsulfatazor ,a mixturethereof be rubbed on with varnish and printed, orf-rubbed on with linseed oil and spread or brushed on with an aqueous binding agent, to produce a covering of the desired hue fast to light. They may also be employed for coloring of films, threads, plastic masses as Well as surfaces subject to eX- posure to water. They may be dissolved in various suitable solvents and employed as wood stains, or can be used for the coloring of shellac and various other natural and synthetic resins or plastics.

Any organic compound having an absorbing action upon visible or invisible light waves and which contains at least one acidic salt-forming group, is suitable for reacting with the N-dialkyl polymethyleneolamine. Preferably, those dyestuffs containing polyoxygen acidic groups, such as the carboxylic group or sulfonic group are employed, and it is apparent that the dyestui'ls containing the lesser number of acidic groups require less of the N-dialkyl polymethyleneolamine to combine therewith. Thus, I prefer to employ dyestus containing one or two polyoxygen acidic groups for most purposes, although dyestus containing a greater number of acidic groups may be employed. For this purpose, there may be employed, for example. compounds absorbing. ultrasnoiet. light.. -fiuesescent :compounds vsulfonatelsl-;.phthalocyanines@ metallized 0r; net, am -dres-ofvariousliuds containingsul.- ionic acid groups or carboxylic.-.acidfgroups.,in? cludng azoy dyes containing sarylpyrazelnnesf 0r sulfoarylpyrazoloneaA fas.--,v a .eomponenia 1913; @alle taining hydroxy or; vicinal Ahydroxy carborxylic acid groups, metallized or not. Examples of such compounds; are the... zcombination,ooirzdiazotized Q-aminobenzene.sulfroniafpscidwith: sogleicsulfophenyl-i,-Zepyramle-Bgcarboxylic :acida or diazotized f n-aminobenaenessulionig:acidi with 1 -Y cz'v-chloro-f-sulionhenalll-li-methrlsseaw zolone; the.y chrordinii-1n complexesalt @i12-saisir. tho1- 4;. sulionic --acideleaaa-aitrophenrlmethsl pyrazolonesultonamid diazotiaed .iamiamhenr zenesulfo-nic acidi and@I naamidoegnashthel 7:-sulfonic acid; diazotizedgfxpz. raniline'f salicylic acidiGC. I'rfiOz) wtetrazotizedf zi3'adi-chlorabenzidine withA two. moles sodimm; 2:-naphthylae mine-'3g6-disulfonic acid,Ev :,(Ck 1' I'. 431i); ',z diazotiaed m-toluidine with 1-rbenzamido-Senaphthobalga disulfonic acid;- diazotizedi p..phenylazoarriline with 2-naphthol--disulfonio-naald*` .or-f: ywith 2naphthol-3,6,8-trisulionic-facid; diazotized aniline with 2-I1aPhthol-8-sulfonic acid;A 6 ureido bis( 2 -fphenylazo r-naplrthoieles'ulfonie racid), andthe lgilref.l 'Qther s'classesu or suitable?" cio-m-y pounds include suifonatedrantlrraguinonecolore ing matters, suchas'l:'-amino-r-arril1ino anthraquinone 2-sulfonic acid, 1,4-ditoluino-5,8di hydroxy anthraquinone disulfonate, sodium- 1 amino 4-anilinoanthraquinone 2-sulfonate, 1 (pacetamidoanilino) -4-aminoanthraquinone- 2-sulfonic acid, 1,4-dihydroxy5,8di(p-toluino) anthraquinone disulfonic acid, 1,5-dihydroxy- 4,8-di(ptoluino)-anthraquinone disulfonic acid, 1,4diaminoanthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 1-hydroxy 4 (p toluino) -anthraquinone sulfonic acid, 1,5di(ptoluino) -anthraquinonedisulfonic acid, 6-(sulfo-p-to1uino)-antlirapyramidina 6- sulfo-toluino-2-anthrapyramidine, 2-sulfophenoxy-lA-diaminoanthraqunone, polyhydroxy-anthraquinone sulfonic acids, such as alizarine sulfonic acid or hexahydroxyanthraquinone-3,7di sulfonic acid, xanthene coloring matters, such as the rhodamines, for example, Violamine B (C. I. 757) Acid Violet 4R (C. I. 758) or triarylmethane, dyestuffs.

By the term polymethyleneolamine as herein employed is meant the ethylene group or higher homologues thereof having a free hydroxyl group and having also an end amino group. The N-dialkyl polymethyleneolamines useful in the present invention may be represented by the following formula:

where R represents like or unlike alkyl groups containing 8 carbon atoms, and n is a whole number greater than one. The compounds of the above formula may be prepared in known manner, for example, by acting on monoethanol amine with a corresponding dialkyl sulfate, such as, for example, dioctyl sulfate in the presence of an acid binding agent such as caustic soda, or by reacting the dioctylamine with ethylene oxide.

The reaction with the N-dialkyl polymethyleneol amine may be carried out with the acid dyestui in the form of its free acid, or in the form of the respective metal salt thereof. Where the reaction is carried out in a solvent medium, the pigment solution may be used as such, or the pigment may be precipitated by dilution with water, or by evaporating ofi the solvent, or in any other suitable manner.

The invention will be described in connection with the following examples:

` Example 1 50 grams of a sulfonated copper phthalocyanine are dissolved in about 2 liters water heated to about 60 C. and 18 grams of Ndi(2ethyl hexyl) ethanolamine dissolved in about 220 cc. of water and 33 grams phosphoric acid are added slowly over a period of about fifteen to twenty minutes while the temperature is maintained at about 60 C. A slight tarry precipitate forms during the addition and when all has been added a spot test on filter paper shows a very slight blue rim. The precipitate is washed with about 500 cc. of water at about 50 C. and is then dried. The product is a blue powder, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in' acetone and readily soluble in methanol, denatured alcohol and in Cellosolve with a blue color.

Example 2 Using in place of the dyestuff in Example 1 the red dye obtained rfrom d-iazotized p-amino azo benzene monosulfonic acid with 2-benzoylamino-S-naphthol-7-sulfonic acid, there is ob- 4 tained a red powder, insoluble in water, slightly soluble in acetone, and readily soluble in methanol, denatured alcohol or Cellosolve with a red color.

Example 3 Using in place of the dyestuff in Example 1 the yellow dye obtained from diazotized o-sulfanilic acid and N-(o-sulfophenyl)-S-carboxylic acid-5-pyrazolone, there is obtained a yellow powder soluble in methanol, denatured alcohol, or Cellosolve with a yellow color.

In these examples the phosphoric acid may be replaced by any acid which will solubilize the amine such as hydrochloric and acetic acids. Furthermore, although it is preferable to use the acid to solubllize the amine, the reaction will proceed without the acid.

I claim:

1. The reaction product of copper phthalocyanine obtained by reacting sulfonated copper phthalocyanine with an N-dialkyl ethanolamine wherein the alkyl groups each contain 8 carbon atoms.

2. The reaction product of copper phthalocyanine obtained by reacting sulfonated copper phthalocyanine with N-di(2ethylhexyl) ethanolamine.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Date OTHER REFERENCES Dalhen, Ind. 8; Eng. Chem., vol. 31 (July 1939); page 846. y 

